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'''Georges Leekens''' (born 18 May 1949) is a is a [[football in Belgium|Belgian association football]] manager and former football player. During his managerial career, he was in charge of four national teams: the [[Belgium national football team|Belgian]], [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian]], [[Algeria national football team|Algerian]] and [[Hungary national football team|Hungarian]] national football teams. He also managed numerous clubs in [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]], [[Turkey]], [[Tunisia]] and [[Saudi Arabia]]. {{As of|2018|10}}, he is currently in charge of [[ |
'''Georges Leekens''' (born 18 May 1949) is a is a [[football in Belgium|Belgian association football]] manager and former football player. During his managerial career, he was in charge of four national teams: the [[Belgium national football team|Belgian]], [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian]], [[Algeria national football team|Algerian]] and [[Hungary national football team|Hungarian]] national football teams. He also managed numerous clubs in [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]], [[Turkey]], [[Tunisia]] and [[Saudi Arabia]]. {{As of|2018|10}}, he is currently in charge of [[Tractor Sazi F.C.]]. |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
Revision as of 15:46, 13 January 2019
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 May 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Meeuwen, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1958–1969 | Sporting Houthalen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1970 | Dessel Sport | ||
1970–1972 | Crossing Club | ||
1972–1981 | Club Brugge | ||
1981–1984 | Sint Niklase | ||
International career | |||
1975–1978 | Belgium | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1984–1987 | Cercle Brugge | ||
1987–1988 | Anderlecht | ||
1988–1989 | Kortrijk | ||
1989–1991 | Club Brugge | ||
1991–1992 | KV Mechelen | ||
1992–1993 | Trabzonspor | ||
1993–1994 | Cercle Brugge | ||
1994–1995 | Charleroi | ||
1995–1997 | Excelsior Mouscron | ||
1997–1999 | Belgium | ||
1999–2001 | Lokeren | ||
2001–2002 | Roda | ||
2003 | Algeria | ||
2003–2004 | Excelsior Mouscron | ||
2004–2007 | Gent | ||
2007–2009 | Lokeren | ||
2009 | Al Hilal | ||
2009–2010 | Kortrijk | ||
2010–2012 | Belgium | ||
2012 | Club Brugge | ||
2014–2015 | Tunisia | ||
2015–2016 | Lokeren | ||
2016–2017 | Algeria | ||
2017–2018 | Hungary | ||
2018 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Georges Leekens (born 18 May 1949) is a is a Belgian association football manager and former football player. During his managerial career, he was in charge of four national teams: the Belgian, Tunisian, Algerian and Hungarian national football teams. He also managed numerous clubs in Belgium, Netherlands, Turkey, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. As of October 2018[update], he is currently in charge of Tractor Sazi F.C..
Playing career
He made his debut as a footballer in 1967 with Sporting Houthalen after leaving the lower ranks of the club. In 1969, he signed for one year with KFC Dessel Sport. After a brief stint at Crossing Club, he was transferred to Club Brugge. With the team, he reached the final of the UEFA Champions League in 1978 against Liverpool in Wembley Stadium in London where they was defeated with a single goal. He won also five Belgian leagues, a Belgian Cup and a Belgian Super Cup in 1980, one year before joining the Sint-Niklase in which he retired from football in 1984.
Coaching career
Beginning
The same year of his retirement, Cercle Brugge signed him as coach for the next three seasons, eventually winning the Belgian Cup a year later. The same title won with RSC Anderlecht three years after winning it with the Cercle Brugge. After training KV Kortrijk, he came to Club Brugge to win the Belgian League, the Belgian Super Cup in 1990, the Belgian Cup and again the Belgian Super Cup in 1991. He also trained the KV Mechelen, Trabzonspor. Back to the Cercle Brugge and Royal Charleroi before signing for the RE Mouscron, who was promoted to the Belgian First Division after finishing first in the Belgian Second Division.
Belgium (1)
In his first spell as coach of the Belgium national football team he led it to the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals after a two-legged win against the Republic of Ireland in the qualifying play-off. He was sacked from his role as federal coach after a disappointing third place in the World Cup group stage failed to qualify Belgium for the second round after drawing with Netherlands, Mexico and South Korea.
Algeria (1)
After making a brief pass as coach of KSC Lokern and Roda JC, he was announced as coach of Algeria at the end of 2002, which he qualified for the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, but reached an agreement with the Federation to rescind the contract for family reasons.
Back to Belgium and a short experience in the Gulf
After his African stage, he returned to the Royal Excelsior Mouscron, then he signed for KAA Gent for three years and again he would take the bench of KSC Lokeren. In 2009, it was announced that he will the new coach of Al-Hilal FC but he was sacked after three months after being defeated against Al-Shabab 3–0 so he coached KV Kortrijk again for one season.
Belgium (2)
On 11 May 2010 Leekens signed a contract until 2012 to take over the Belgium national team for the second time.[1] As a consequence he had to resign from his coaching role at K.V. Kortrijk.
On 12 April 2011 it was announced that Leekens's contract had been extended to 2014 after some promising results in the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.[2] On 13 May 2012 it was announced that Leekens will coach Club Brugge for a second time,[3] but he was fired a few months later after a series of successive defeats.[4]
Tunisia
On March 27, 2014, he signed a 2-year contract with the Tunisian Football Federation to coach the Carthage Eagles for a monthly salary of 25,000 euros [5]. For his first tournament with Tunisia, Georges Leekens managed to take the team to the quarterfinals, his team being eliminated 1-2 by Equatorial Guinea, the host country of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. On June 27, 2015, the Tunisian federation announces having terminated its contract amicably.
Algeria (2)
In 2016, he coached the Algerian national football team, and he made the team to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. On 24 January 2017, he resigned being a coach after being eliminated in Group B stage.[6]
In February 2017 he was one of a number of managers on the shortlist for the vacant Rwanda national team manager role.[7]
Hungary
In October 2017 it was announced, that Leekens will coach the Hungarian National Team. Due to three losses and one draw in four matches, he was fired in June 2018.
Experience in African clubs
He was appointed by Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel as coach on 10 October 2018 after failing in the 2018 CAF Champions League to be his first experience with African clubs after a long period in European clubs and a short experience in Asian clubs with Al Hilal. He managed to qualify the team to the quarter-finals of the Arab Championship with African champions Wydad Casablanca before leaving on 26 November for unconvincing results in the Tunisian League.[8]
Personal life
Georges Leekens is the cousin of Louis Leekens, who was Belgian National Champion of gymnastics in 1966 and is currently leading the top sports school for gymnastics in Genk.
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
KSC Lokeren | 1999 | 2001 | 98 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 43.88 |
Roda JC | 2001 | 2002 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 38.89 |
Algeria | 2002 | 2003 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.33 |
RE Mouscron | 2003 | 2004 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 44.12 |
Gent | 2004 | 2007 | 105 | 55 | 20 | 30 | 52.38 |
KSC Lokeren | 2007 | 30 March 2009 | 68 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 32.35 |
Al-Hilal | 1 April 2009 | 3 May 2009 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00 |
KV Kortrijk | 28 May 2009 | 11 May 2010 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 65.91 |
Belgium | 11 May 2010 | 13 May 2012 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 42.11 |
Club Brugge | 13 May 2012 | 4 November 2012 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 45.45 |
Tunisia | 27 March 2014 | 26 June 2015 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 36.84 |
KSC Lokeren | 25 October 2015 | 26 October 2016 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 31.58 |
Algeria | 27 October 2016 | 24 January 2017 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.33 |
Hungary | 30 October 2017 | 18 June 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
Étoile du Sahel | 10 October 2018 | 26 November 2018 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86 |
Total | 511 | 226 | 147 | 138 | 44.23 |
Honours
As Player
- Club Brugge
- Belgian League: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980
- Belgian Cup: 1977
- Belgian Super Cup: 1980
- UEFA Champions League: (Finalist) 1978
As Manager
- Club Brugge
- Belgian League: 1990
- Belgian Cup: 1991
- Belgian Super Cup: 1990, 1991
- Cercle Brugge
- Belgian Cup: 1985
- Belgium
- Kirin Cup: 1999
References
- ^ "DH.be - Georges Leekens: "Le surnom de Diable doit se mériter" (VIDEO)". Dhnet.be. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ "DH.be - Georges Leekens prolonge jusque 2014 !". Dhnet.be. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ "Georges Leekens new Club Brugge T1". www.clubbrugge.be. 13 May 2012.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Club Brugge sacks Georges Leekens" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 4 November 2012.
- ^ Georges Leekens appointed as coach of Tunisia
- ^ "Afcon 2017: Algeria coach Georges Leekens quits after elimination". BBC Sport. 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (14 February 2017). "Samson Siasia and Winfried Schafer on Rwanda coach shortlist". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Na minder dan 2 maanden moet Leekens al ophoepelen in Tunesië". sporza.be (in Dutch). 26 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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